Category: Fundraising
Urban Barn Launches 2025 “Blanket the Country” Campaign
In Ottawa, Urban Barn is proud to support Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa and is matching donations made through October 31, doubling the impact and ensuring support stays close to home.
There was something for everyone at Stittsville’s weekend events
There is always something going on in Stittsville and this weekend was no exception. With the perfect fall weather all of the events were well attended. There was a great…
Lionhearts celebrate at another Open House; apples aplenty at AppleFest; Halloween comes early at ReStore; and a Quilt Walk like no other
There is always something going on in Stittsville from events, sports and live music keeping you busy right here in your home town.
Plants filled the pergola at the Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society’s fall sale
You could load up your car with locally grown cool season annuals, perennials, and beautiful plants you won’t find at your local garden centre. Watch for details of the spring plant sale.
Join Hope & Harmony and help end youth homelessness
Join the community on October 10th, 2025, for a night of electric music and art at Overflow Brewing Co. for Hope & Harmony: A Benefit for Operation Come Home.
38th Annual Guide Dog Motorcycle Ride roars back to Ottawa
The engines are revving for Ottawa’s longest running annual charity motorcycle ride to benefit Canadian Guide Dogs that will hit the road again for its 38th year…
With every book sold The ReStore Reads Book Fair was building homes brick by brick
(The volunteers at the ReStore Reads Book Fair in Stittsville, were kept busy from August 8th to 10th answering questions and ringing up the book sales. Volunteers Robin and Shelley…
10,000 new and used books for sale at the ReStore Reads Book Fair taking place this weekend
Looking for some must-reads? For book lovers, the ReStore Reads Book Fair has become the must-attend event of the summer. Taking place August 8 to 10 at Habitat for Humanity…
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
There is further information on the planned extension of the Poole Creek Walk Way through Amberwood and Amberlakes; he shares an important message from Leslie-Anne Barrett…
July 22nd accident on Sweetnam Drive devastatingly alters the life of Ghost Padron
As many residents are aware, on July 22nd in Stittsville, Ghost Padron was struck by a car while riding their bike. They sustained life-threatening brain injuries and multiple broken bones.
Halfway to Protection: Community pushes MMLT closer to conserving 500 acres of wilderness
A community-driven effort to protect two ecologically significant properties in the Madawaska Highlands has reached a major milestone, the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust…
Music filled the streets of Stittsville for the 6th Annual Stittsville Front Porch Concerts
The streets of Stittsville were filled with life and song, when local musicians and bands were playing on porches, in driveways, out of garages and gardens for the 6th Annual Stittsville Front Porch Concerts…
Kyle Rivington, President of Carp Fair Agricultural Society seriously injured in Highway 417 crash
The Rivington family from the early years to the present are known for giving so much back to the Carp and area communities over the years. Kyle is the seventh generation on the family-friendly oriented farm…
A summer’s evening filled with music and ice cream
On the evening of July 2nd, the brass quintet members of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra could be found filling the park with music at Alexander Grove in Stittsville in celebration of their 60th anniversary.
Terry’s Iconic adidas Orion Shoe being re-released in honour of the 45th Anniversary of the Marathon of Hope
On July 3, adidas Canada will re-release a limited number of the classic three-stripe runners that Terry Fox wore during his Marathon of Hope in 1980.